overcome
v.
overpower; succeed in facing up to a problem or difficulty; defeat; overwhelm; subdue
adj.
overwhelmed, stunned, shocked, inundated
Overcome
overcome
Verb
1. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
(synonym) get the better of, defeat
(hyponym) demolish, destroy
(derivation) subduer, surmounter, overcomer
2. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
(synonym) get over, subdue, surmount, master
(hypernym) get the better of, defeat
(hyponym) bulldog
3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
(synonym) overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overtake
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) devastate
4. overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
(synonym) get the best, have the best
(hypernym) get the better of, defeat
Adjective
1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
(synonym) flooded, inundated, overpowered, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed
(similar) powerless, weak
Overcome
(v. t.)
To overflow; to surcharge.
(v. t.)
To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
(v. t.)
To come or pass over; to spreads over.
(v. i.)
To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
(p. p.)
of Overcome
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
多难兴邦
duo1 nan4 xing1 bang1
Many hardships favourable to a nation.
This expression can be used when encouraging people to achieve success by overcoming difficulties.
金石为开
jin1 shi2 wei2 kai1
Metal and stones can be pierced.
Any difficulties can be overcome through hard work.
锦囊妙计
jin3 nang2 miao4 ji4
Excellent stratagems in a silk bag.
Said of clever ideas or solutions that help someone in overcoming an emergency. Alternative form: 锦囊妙着 (jin3 nang2 miao4 zhao1).